Dec 30 Is Social Security contributing to the deficit? By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security is contributing to the deficit, says Larry Kotlikoff; it's just not showing up where readers may have been looking. Photo courtesy of William Thomas Cain/Getty Images. Continue reading
Dec 30 Democrats focus on minimum wage strategy for 2014 Flickr user WisconsinJobsNow Democrats are putting raising the minimum wage on top of the legislative agenda for 2014, the New York Times reports. Continue reading
Dec 30 Journalists arrested in Cairo for broadcasting news 'that harms domestic security' Al Jazeera reported Monday that four of its journalists were arrested late Sunday night in Cairo. Security forces are holding them in custody for being in possession of Muslim Brotherhood publications and making "live broadcasts of news that harms domestic… Continue reading
Dec 30 China bans government officials from smoking Smoker in Nanjing, China. Photo by Flickr user J. Unrau. The Chinese government has banned its officials from smoking in public as part of an effort to limit smoking throughout the country. China has the largest number… Continue reading
Dec 30 What we're watching Monday By News Desk A second bomb in 24 hours killed at least 14 people on a Russian trolley in Volgograd on Monday. Video by Associated Press. Suicide bomber kills 14 and wounds 28 people on electric bus in the Russian city of Volgograd… Continue reading
Dec 29 Web only: A conversation with the author of 'A Deadly Mix in Benghazi' By News Desk // A lengthy investigation by The New York Times published on December 28 finds no evidence that al Qaeda was involved in the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya. The report also finds that the attack on the mission was fueled… Continue reading
Dec 29 The New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013 At the end of each calendar year "best of" lists take over the media landscape. They cater to almost every whim from best science fiction costuming to the top ten farm crimes of 2013. Not all list have… Continue reading
Dec 29 Federal health market surpasses one million signups HONOLULU-- A December surge propelled health care sign-ups through the government's rehabilitated website past the 1 million mark, the Obama administration said Sunday, reflecting new signs of life for the problem-plagued federal insurance exchange. Continue reading
Dec 29 What we're watching Sunday Good morning. Here's some of the news we're watching this morning. Times investigation reevaluates Benghazi attack A lengthy investigation by The New York Times finds no evidence that al Qaeda was involved in the 2012 attack in Benghazi,… Continue reading
Dec 28 Key dates to watch for in the Affordable Care Act rollout WASHINGTON-- The new year brings the big test of President Barack Obama's beleaguered health care law: Will it work? The heart of the law springs to life Wednesday, after nearly four years of political turmoil and three months of… Continue reading